Coat



Patented Mar. 15, 1921..-

COAT.

MJBERKWITS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1 I, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

MAX BERKWITS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

Application filed June 11, 1920. Serial No. 388,258.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Mex BERKWITS, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough ofManhattan, in the county and State of New York,

Another object is to provide a coat which in one position provides aplain exterior and when worn reversed presents a contrasting,preferably, a fancy appearance.

Another object is to render the coat exceedingly strong and durable andto insure a proper fit without danger of bulging parts.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists of certain novel features of construction ashereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in theclaims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indi cate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the coat as worn with the fancy sideout;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the coat a worn with the plain side out; I

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the coat on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional plan view of one of. the front flaps anda portion of the side to whichit .is attached, the section being on thelineA- l of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section of the coat on the line 5'-5 of Fig.1 and showing more particularlythe bottom lining.

The coat in its general construction come prises a body 10, sleeves 11and a collar 12,

and pockets 13 and .14. aswell as a reversible belt 15 are preferablyassociated with the body 10. The body 10 consists of front flaps 20 and21, sides 22, 23 and a back 24:,

and the front flaps 20, 21 are adapted to overlie one the other when thecoat is worn.

The said flaps jean 'be fastened together,

when the coat isworn as shown in Fig. 1, either by buttons "25 andbuttonholes 26, or

by, buttons 27 T and buttonholes 28. It is Fig. 3), and the buttons 27and buttonholes 26 are on the flap 21. When the coat is worn as shown inFig. 2 the flaps 20 and 21 can be fastened together by the use ofbuttons 29 and buttonholes 26 or by buttons 30' and buttonholes 28, itbeing understood that I the buttons 29 are on the flap 2O directlyopposite the buttons 25 while'the buttons 30 are on the flap 21 directlyopposite the buttons 27, as plainly indicatedinFig. 3.

The coat is made of single pieces of a two-faced material to provide adesired contrast when the coatis worn with either side out. Thetwo-faced material may be leather or rubber on one face and cotton orwool on the other face, or wool on one face and cotton on the otherface, with one face preferablyfancy as shown in Fig. 1, and the otherface plain as shown in Fig. 2, but it is expressly understood that I donot limit myself to any particular texture or quality of the two-facedmaterial. The sleeves 11, the sides 22, 28, and the back 24, and thepockets 13 and 14 are made of single pieces of such two-faced material,while the collar 12, the front flaps 20, 21 and the belt 15 are eachmade double, that is, of two pieces of the two-faced material with thepieces overlying one the other, with the outer contrasting but inharmony with the adjacent faces of the other body portions. By referenceto Fig. 1, it will be noticed that the outer face of the coat is ofcheckered material and when the coat is turned inside out and the belt15 is reversed, as shown in'Fig. 2, then the coat has the appearance ofbeing made of a plain material. When the collar 12 is turned down, asshown in Fig. 1, it appears plain 011 the outside, and when the collar12 is turned down, with the coat in the position shown in Fig. 2, thenit appears checkered, in either case heightening the appearance of thecoat when the latter is worn with either side out. In practice, thefront flaps 20 and 21 are connected with the corresponding sides 22, 23by revers seams (see Fig. 4) to provide a fine finish for the coat witheither side out.

The bottom edges of the sides 22, 23 and the back 24 are provided on oneface with abinding 40 of a double-faced material with the outer facecorresponding to that of the adjacent faceof the sides 22, 23 and theback 24. As illustrated m. Fig. 1, the binding 40 has its outer facecheckered as the binding is attached to the checkered face of the sides22, 23 and the back 24. The outer end of each sleeve 11 is provided witha similar binding 45 of a two-faced material with the outer facecheckered in harmony with the sleeve face to which the binding issecured. It will be noticed that the bindporting the belt 15 in positionwhen the coat is worn with either side out and with the beltcorrespondingly reversed, as will be readily understood y reference toFigs. 1, 2 and 3. The belt 15 is provided at one end with buttonholes52, 53 adapted to engage a set of buttons 54 or a set of buttons 55 onthe opposite faces'of the other end of said belt. Thus when the belt isworn as shown in Fig.1, the buttonholes 52 53 engage the buttons 54, andwhen the belt is worn as shown in Fig. 2 the biittonholes 52 53 engagethe buttons 55. The buttons 54 correspond in appearance to the buttons25 and 27 while the buttons 55 correspond in appearance to the buttons29 and 30. a

From the foregoing it will be seen that the wearer-can readily wear thecoat with either side out, and the coat when worn in one positionprovides a plain exterior and when reversed presents a more fancyappearance. It will also be noticed that in case one face of thetwo-faced material is Inadeof leather,

rubber, or other water resisting material then the coat when worn withsuch face out protects the wearer against rain, moisture or the like.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. As an article of manufacture, a double coat adaptedto be worn with either side out, comprising two front flaps adapted tooverlie'each other, sides, a back and sleeves,'the said sides, back andsleeves being made of single pieces of two-faced material, and each ofthe said front flaps being made of two pieces of two-faced materialfastened together in overlying relation with the diiferent facesexposed.

2. As an article of manufacture, a double coat adapted to be worn witheither side out,

, comprising two front flaps adapted to over- He one the other, sides, aback and sleeves, the said sides, back and sleeves being made of singlepieces of two-faced material and each of the said front flaps being madeof two pieces of two-faced material fastened together in overlyingrelation with the different faces exposed, each of the front flapshaving a single row of buttonholes adjacent the outer edge and two rowsof buttons on the faces adjacent the inner edge.

3. As an article of manufacture, a double coat adapted to be worn witheither side out, comprising two front flaps, two sides, a back, twosleeves and a collar, the said front flaps and collar being each made oftwo pieces of two-faced material overlying one the other with thedifferent faces exposed, the

said sides, back and sleeves bein each made of a piece of two-facedmateria the corresponding outer faces of the double front flaps anddouble collar being on the same side with the corresponding faces of thesingle pieces of the sides, back and sleeves.

4. As an article of manufacture, a double coat adapted to be worn witheither side out, comprising two front flaps adapted to overlie one theother, sides, a back and sleeves, the said sides, back and sleeves beingmade of single pieces of two-faced material, and each of the said frontflaps being made of two pieces of two-faced material fastened togetherin overlying relation with the different faces exposed, and a binding ofa strip of two-faced material attached to the ends of the sides and backand at one face thereof, the face of the binding corresponding to thefaces of the sides and back to which 1t is attached.

5. As an article of manufacture, a double coat adapted to be worn witheither side out, comprising two front flaps adapted to overlie one theother, sides, a back and sleeves, the said sides, back and sleeves beingmade of single pieces of two-faced material and each of the said frontflaps being made of two pieces of two-faced material fastened togetherin overlying relation with the different faces exposed, and a binding ofa strip of two-faced material attached, to the outer end of each sleeveat one face thereof,

the face of the'binding corresponding to the face of the sleeve to whichit is attached. MAX BERKWITS;

